Alcohol-lamp burner.



UNITED STATES 4PATENT OEETCE.

GEORGE E. SAVAGE, OEMERIDEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO MANNING,

v BOWMAN dt COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

ALCOHOL-LAMP BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 676,447, dated J' une18, 1901.

Application filed March 5, 1901.

To a/ZZ whom, t may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. SAVAGE, a citizen of Iche United States,residing at Meriden, county of New Haven, State of Connecticut, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Alcohol-Lamp Burners, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to lamps for chafingdishes and the like andparticularly to alcohol-lamps.

The object of my invention is to prevent the alcohol in lamps of thischaracter from running down upon the table cloth in case the heat shouldboil the alcohol over or in case the lamp should be filled tooverflowing or in any case wherein the spirit is overowed from theproper vessel. The above is a fault now common to alcohol-lamps and is asource of danger in that should the spirit overflow while the lamp islighted it is liable to set lire to the table -cloth or table upon whichthe lamp is supported. n

In the drawing the ligure illustrates in side elevation and partly insection an alcohollamp of my improved construction.

In the drawing, A is an external casing having a cup portion A,preferably of annular form, in the lower portion thereof and havingair-ports A2 in the sides thereof of any convenient number and at anyconvenient point.

B is an alcohol-receptacle, the lower part of which may be so formed, asat B', that it is adapted to engage with the central raised portion inthe bottom of the casing A. A space is left between thealcohol-receptacle B and the cup A, through which space air is free tocirculate.

C is an annular trough in which a wick D is retained, and this trough Cis perforated, so as to allow the wick to pass down into thealcohol-receptacle B, as shown in section in the drawing. Thiswick-trough C is preferably centrally perforated, as at C', to allow ofthe lling of the alcohol-receptacle. A suitable cap (not shown) may beprovided for this opening.

E is a screen such as commonly employed to rest upon the top of thewick.

F is a top plate or cover having the usual central llame-opening.

Gillustrates the handle of a means (not necessary to describe, but wellknown) by which Serial No. 49,766. (Nomodel.)

the size of the name-opening may be varied.

No novelty is claimed in this application of this particular means.

A2 A2 are openings in the side of the casing A at a point above thetrough-like bottom. By placing these openings above the bottom of thesaid casing it will be observed that 6o have an opportunity to pour itout or until evaporated. The location of the holes above the bottomgives ample space in which to retain any excess or overflow.Incidentally the holes A2 form air-openings, which allow circulation ofair through the space between the 7o casings A and B,-the effect ofwhich is to aid in keeping down the temperature of the adjacent parts.

In referring to the space below the openings in the side wall of theexterior casing in which the overflow of alcohol may be caught it willbe called in the claims the overliown space.

1. An alcohol-lamp comprising an alcohol- 8o receptacle, a wick-troughin the upper part of said receptacle, said trough being provided with anopening for the Wick from said trough to the interior of saidreceptacle, an external casing surrounding said receptacle andwicktrough said casing and receptacle being spaced apart, and anoverflow-space provided in the bottom of said casing.

2. An alcohol-lamp comprising an alcoholreceptacle, a wick-trough in theupper part 9o of said receptacle,- said trough being provided with anopening for the Wick from said trough to the interior of saidreceptacle, an external casing surrounding said receptacle andWicktrough said casing and receptacle being spaced apart, anoverflow-space provided in the bottom of said casing, and means forcentrally supporting said receptacle above the bottom of said casing.

Signed at Meriden, Connecticut, this 27 th roc day of February, 1901.

GEORGE E. SAVAGE.

Witnesses:

A. L. STE'rsoN, GEO. R. DIMOCH.

